Paul Dwyer

I'm a PhD candidate in the Department of Marketing at Texas A&M. I also have a BS in Computer Engineering from USF. My research has drawn me into the world of social networks and emergent behavior, especially as it is revealed in online communities and the blogosphere. I'm just getting into a project computationally modeling the way people share their thoughts in blogs. My homepage.

What are my main interests?
Modeling group cognition: How do groups of people create shared knowledge from personal knowledge and collaborative deliberation? What processes intervene in knowledge creation and sharing? How can environments be created that facilitate knowledge creation and sharing? What inspires this kind of collaboration/cooperation?

What sorts of expertise can I bring to the group?
Five years of experience in agent-based modeling, primarily with Repast. Good familiarity with social network analysis and the general complexity science literature.

What do I hope to get out of the CSSS?
Meet collaboration partners for future research and publication. Increase technical skill and knowledge. Expand my mind.

Possible projects in mind for the CSSS?
I'm open to better opportunities, but I'm currently working on a study trying to measure diversity of thought expression in the blogosphere and the processes that explain it.

Even though my face is tanned a nice fluorescent pale blue from hours in front of a LCD monitor, I do enjoy running, hiking and many other things that occur under more natural forms of light.

I'm looking forward to meeting all of you.